英国新闻听力 伊朗表示从根本上反对核武器

A multinational¹ commodity trading company, Trafigura, has agreed to pay compensation to tens of thousands of people who say they were made ill by chemicals dumped in Ivory Coast three years ago. Each one will receive some 1,500 dollars. The company said it did not accept liability, but regretted any distress² caused to the local population by the waste dumping. Rebecca White reports.

Thousands of residents in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, reported a range of health problems after chemical waste was dumped there in 2006, now 31,000 of them have been offered compensation by Trafigura in a multimillion dollar settlement. The company accepted that a firm they'd hired dumped chemical waste there illegally three years ago, but they denied the waste was toxic³ and say the settlement completely indicates them. Two years ago, Trafigura gave nearly 200 million dollars to the Ivorian government, part of which was used to compensate⁴ the families of 16 people who, it was claimed, died because of the waste.

The Supreme⁵ Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says the United States knows it's wrongly accusing his country of try to develop nuclear weapons. In a speech at Tehran University to mark the end of Ramadan, Ayatollah Khamenei said that despite his friendly words, President Barack Obama was pursuing what he called for same policy of Iran-phobia as his predecessors⁶.

The western countries falsely accuse the Islamic republic’s establishment of producing nuclear weapons. We fundamentally reject nuclear weapons and prohibit the use and production of them.

It's Iran's first official comment since America's decision to scrap⁷ a European missile intercept⁸ system aimed at threats from Iran.

President Obama has rejected an appeal from seven former directors of the CIA to abandon an investigation⁹ into allegations of prisoner abuses under the Bush administration. The former chiefs had argued that the inquiry¹⁰ risked discouraging CIA officers from undertaking¹¹ the kind of aggressive intelligence work needed to fight terrorism. President Obama said it was important to examine the allegations.

I appreciate the former CIA directors wanting to look out for an institution that they helped to build, but I continue to believe that nobody's above the law and I wanna make sure that as President of the United States that I am not asserting in some way that my decisions overrule the decisions of prosecutors¹² who are there to uphold the law.

Community leaders in Kenya have warned that the country's worst drought for years is causing increasing violence between rival tribes. More than 30 people have died in clashes. Elders told a BBC correspondent that old feuds¹³ were surfacing again because of a lack of arable¹⁴ land and water.

Reports from Gaza say two Palestinians, one of them a militant¹⁵ have been killed by Israeli tank fire in northern Gaza. Palestinian medical sources say they were hit by an Israeli shell. The incident came several hours after Israeli state radio said two rockets were fired overnight into Israel from inside Gaza without causing injuries or damage.

A doctor in Berlin is being held by police after he admitted giving drugs to a therapy group leaving two patients dead and another in a coma¹⁶. Media reports suggested the drugs included heroin¹⁷ and ecstasy¹⁸, but the police would not confirm this. From Berlin, here is Gesdonal More.

When police arrived at the house in a quiet suburb of Berlin, they found the body of a 59-year-old man. He'd been taking part in a mysterious group therapy session which ended in tragedy. In all 12 people have signed up for the therapy and they were given a lethal¹⁹ cocktail²⁰ of drugs as part of their treatment. A 28-year-old man died later in hospital, and other members of the group suffered severe poisoning.

Hundreds of thousands of people have packed into Revolution Square in the Cuban capital Havana for an international concert aimed at promoting reconciliation²¹ between the communist island and its opponents. The concert called Peace Without Borders was organized by the Miami-based Colombian rock singer Juanes who says he's received death threats from some anti-communist Cuban exiles in the United States. He's backed up by 14 other groups from Latin America, Spain and Cuba itself who was expected to be the largest concert ever held on the island.

A group of Italian Muslims have defied a ban by the authorities and celebrated²² the Eid festival marking the end of Ramadan in public prayer gatherings²³ in Rome. An Islamic group had requested permission to offer prayers in the center of the city. However, the Roman authorities said that all celebrations should be conducted in the city's only mosque²⁴.

数十万人称他们因三年前倾倒在象牙海岸的化学物质患病。跨国商品贸易公司Trafigura同意向他们支付赔偿，大约每人1,500美元。该公司称，他们不为此事承担责任，但是为垃圾倾倒事件为当地人民带来的苦恼表示遗憾。Rebecca White报道。

2006年大批废物被倾倒在象牙海岸之后，象牙海岸主要城市阿比让数千居民报告出现一系列健康问题，现在，Trafigura提供了数百万美元的和解方案，已有31,000人收到赔偿。该公司承认，他们雇佣的一个公司三年前曾非法倾倒化学废物，但是他们拒绝承认这些废物有毒，他们表示，和解方案已经表明了他们的清白。两年前，Trafigura向象牙海岸政府提供了2亿美元，其中一部分用于赔偿据称因该废物而死亡的16名死者家属。

伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊称，美国知道自己指控伊朗试图发展核武器是错误的。在德黑兰大学发表讲话纪念伊斯兰斋月节结束时，哈梅内伊称，尽管用词比较友好，奥巴马总统正试图像其前任总统一样实行伊朗恐怖症政策。

西方国家指控伊斯兰共和国试图制造核武器，这是子虚乌有的。我们从根本上反对核武器，也禁止制造和使用核武器。

这是自美国决定放弃用于抵抗伊朗威胁的欧洲导弹拦截系统以来伊朗首次作出正式评论。

CIA7名前负责人呼吁奥巴马总统放弃对布什政府期间的虐囚事件进行调查，奥巴马总统拒绝了他们的要求。CIA前领导们辩称，调查工作会重挫情报人员的积极性，使他们不能进行打击恐怖主义所需的工作。奥巴马总统称，对指控进行调查是非常重要的。

我理解CIA领导们希望保护自己创立的机构的愿望，但是我仍然相信，无人能够凌驾在法律之上，作为美国总统，我希望能够确保我的决定不会否决制定法律的检察官们的决定。

肯尼亚社团领导警告称，该国几年来最严重的干旱导致各部落之间的暴力事件升级。目前已有30多人在暴力冲突中死亡。年长者告诉BBC记者，由于缺少可耕种土地和水源，过去的封地运动现在再次出现。

来自加沙的报道称，两名巴勒斯坦人在加沙北部的以色列坦克交火中死亡，其中一人为好战分子。巴勒斯坦医疗组织称，他们是被以色列炮弹击中。该事件发生前几小时，以色列国家电台称，两枚火箭弹夜间从加沙内部射入以色列，未造成人员伤亡和财产损坏。

柏林一名医生承认为一个治疗队提供药物，导致两名病人死亡，另外一名昏迷。这名医生被警方逮捕。媒体报道表明，这些药物含有海洛因和摇头丸，但是警方并未证实这一点。柏林，Gesdonal More报道。

当警察抵达柏林寂静的郊区一所房屋时，他们发现了一名59岁男子的尸体。他参加了一个神秘的医疗组织，最终惨败收场。共有12个人签名进行治疗，他们接受了一种致命的混合药物，作为治疗的一部分。后来，一名28岁的男子在医院死亡，该组织其他成员严重中毒。

成千上万的人涌入古巴首都哈瓦那的革命广场欣赏国际音乐会。这次盛会旨在促进共产党和其敌人之间的调解。该音乐会名为“和平无国界”，由来自迈阿密的哥伦比亚摇滚歌手Juanes组织。他表示，他曾收到美国一些反共产主义古巴流亡人员的死亡威胁。他由来自拉美，西班牙和古巴的其他14个组织支持，预期将成为哈瓦那曾举行的最大的音乐会。

一些意大利穆斯林藐视官方禁令，在罗马的公共祈祷集会上庆祝伊斯兰斋月节的结束。一伊斯兰团体曾要求允许祈祷者在市中心举行庆祝活动。然而，罗马当局表示，所有庆祝活动只能在该市唯一的清真寺举行。

1 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

2 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

3 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

4 compensate   

vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

5 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 predecessors   

n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 )；前辈；（被取代的）原有事物；前身

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。

8 intercept   

vt.拦截，截住，截击

参考例句：

• His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.他的信被特工处截获了。
• Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport.持枪歹徒在他去机场的路上截击了他。

9 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

10 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

11 undertaking   

n.保证，许诺，事业

参考例句：

• He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。

12 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

13 feuds   

n.长期不和，世仇( feud的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Quarrels and feuds between tribes became incessant. 部落间的争吵、反目成仇的事件接连不断。 来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
• There were feuds in the palace, no one can deny. 宫里也有斗争，这是无可否认的。 来自辞典例句

14 arable   

adj.可耕的，适合种植的

参考例句：

• The terrain changed quickly from arable land to desert.那个地带很快就从耕地变成了沙漠。
• Do you know how much arable land has been desolated?你知道什么每年有多少土地荒漠化吗？

15 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

16 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

17 heroin   

n.海洛因

参考例句：

• Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
• Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。

18 ecstasy   

n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷

参考例句：

• He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
• Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。

19 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

20 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

21 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

22 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

23 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

24 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。